This was the first mountain climb I did - date approximate - but definitely 1969. I must have been up it at least 25 times - most ascents being 1970's and 80's. Last time was when I took my then 10 year old daughter up in May 2008.

Typically it was a rainy day in Wales. In fact, it there was vertical sheet rain for most of the day. I'd been planning to do the Grooved Arete but it definately wasn't the day. So the north ridge proved an excellent alternative and the scrambling was good fun in the rain.